Asha Philip, who will lead out Britain in this final, removes a red jumper which suggests it's business time.

As well as making sure he gave a shout out to Arsenal for their opening day Premier League victory, Mo Farah says his 5,000m win was "amazing" - not least because he could celebrate it with his twin daughters.

"They are almost two now and it is the first time they've been old enough to properly watch me race," Farah said. "I got a kiss off them at the end and it was great to have my family with me."

On his win - which makes him the most successful individual athlete in the history of the European Championships - Farah added: "There have been some down times this year but I've got over it. Training has gone well in the last couple of weeks and that gave me confidence. History is important to me and it feels great to make my country proud."

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Greg Rutherford sprints away in celebration and then jumps in the air at learning he is now the European long jump champion. It's been a golden summer for the Briton. A Commonwealth gold a few weeks ago and now European gold thanks to a 8.20m leap.

400m hurdle gold medallist Eilidh Child tells BBC One that Jo Pavey has to take much of the credit for making this Britain's most successful ever European Championships.

"Jo set it all up for rest of us on that first night," said Child. "After that it has seemed to be medal after medal. That's been the spirit of the team - everyone just wants to get a medal."

Ruth Beitia puts her name in the history books, becoming the first woman in 52 years to successfully defend a European high jump title. The Spaniard did it in style, setting a world leading 2.01m jump.

Silver was awarded to Russia's Mariya Kuchina (1.99m) and bronze went to Croatia's Ana Simic (1.99m).

Men's 5,000m bronze medallist Andy Vernon reveals he had a game-plan to beat team-mate Mo Farah and take gold. "I feel I almost missed out in the 10,000m when I got silver, so I came into this thinking I won't let that happen again," he said.

"I had a plan to win the gold. But it got to the last 800m and the wheels slowly started to come off. I was surprised I held on for bronze in the end.

"But to get two medals is brilliant. I wish one of them could have been gold but when you are racing against the best you have to accept a silver and a bronze is good."

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James Hall, external: Good to see we have finally got a relay team that can complete the relay! Well done lads.

Benjamin Mills, external: Congrats GB - we got the baton round, and even got a gold!

Britain's sprinters take the gold medal haul to a record 10, overtaking the team's previous best of nine golds, achieved at the 1998 and 1990 European Championships. That relay gold also means Britain now top the medal table!

Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator

"Slick baton changing and a very good performance. As long as Adam Gemili got the baton with an opportunity, you thought he'd come through and so it proved. The team set him up nicely and he won it in style. Gold again."

The title wasn't decided until Adam Gemili took the baton and pulled away from Germany's Lucas Jakubczyk with 60m or so remaining. A 37.93sec win for Britain, with Germany second (38.09 sec) and France (38.47sec) third.

The sprinters are on the track for the men's 4x100m relay. Roars as the Swiss team are introduced to the crowd. High hopes for Britain's quartet but it's cautious optimism considering their history of disqualification.

It'll be over in a blink unless I hit the full stop button to end this sentence - let's go.

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Janet Acott, external: Mo Farah you are awesome! Well done! Double World, double Olympic, double European ... and a Gooner!

Stephen Hitchcock, external: Great running by Mo! Fifth European Championship gold medal! Well done also to Andy Vernon.

Alan C Smith, external: I just wish he'd ditch the Mobot. Naff.

Farah high-fiving fans as he makes his way around the track. His palms must be hurting as much as his legs. The champion then spots his family and poses with his twin daughters for the photographers.

Paula Radcliffe
Marathon world record holder and BBC Sport athletics expert

"Mo controlled that perfectly but as a racer and a natural front-runner. It frustrates me that no one in the field seems to dare go past him and challenge him.

"It is weird how much he puts the others in his shadow. He is a master at controlling the race. It is like nobody dares take him on."

Farah's job is not done, however. Oh no, because there are selfies to be taken before he can leave the track. The double European champion, a super sized union flag over his shoulders, obliges.

Brendan Foster
European 5,000m champion in 1974 and BBC Sport athletics expert

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"Mo Farah had to run faster today than he had to in the 10,000m. What a fantastic last lap. He has run himself into medal history. He controlled that race like I've not seen anybody control a race for many a year."

Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator

"Nobody can live with the sort of pace Mo Farah has. In a slow race like that he has too much speed and too much pace. Well done to Andy Vernon, another medal, what a year he has had."

It was a comfortable victory for Farah, although he was being chased on the bend by Azerbaijan's Hayle Ibrahimov. The winning time was 14:05.82 and it's a fifth European championships gold for the Briton, which makes him the most successful individual athlete in the history of the competition.

Hayle Ibrahimov dared to challenge but he could not topple the king of the track. It's the familiar sight of a grimacing Farah out in front on the home straight and the Briton completes the double double! Ibrahimov (14:08.32) takes silver and it's a bronze for Andy Vernon (14:09.48).

Farah serene but there's a lot of shoving and barging going on behind him. Hayle Ibrahimov is the first to move, bursting ahead of Farah with 500m left but the Briton responds and lengthens his stride at the bell.